Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 16:04:14 -0700 From: leonard@pacbell.net (Leonard Chung) To: terry@lambert.org Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: new gcc Message-ID: <v01540b00ae47dceed773@[206.170.0.70]>
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>It is not nearly so funny as the misuse of "moot". > >Everyone says "it's a moot point" to mean "it's not worthy of discussion" >when they are trying to sound intellectual. Look it up -- "moot" means >"subject to discussion". I looked up "moot" in my dictionary, and it defines "moot" as "subject to debate; arguable." However, it also says that in the context of law, "moot" means "a. Lacking legal significance, though having been previously decided or settled. b. Of no practical importance; academic." The use of "a moot point" seems to be correct under the context of law... Leonard
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